What term describes a solid formed from two aqueous solutions?

• A. Solvent
• B. Solute
• C. Precipitate
• D. Solution

Answer: (C)

When two aqueous solutions mix, sometimes ions in the solutions combine to form an insoluble solid. That solid is called a precipitate. It’s the solid that separates out from the liquid, unlike the solvent (the liquid) or the solute (the dissolved substance). A solution, by contrast, is a uniform mixture of solute in solvent, not a separate solid. So the term that describes the solid formed from two aqueous solutions is precipitate.